Format:
XI, 492 S.
,
Ill., Kt.
Edition:
2. ed.
ISBN:
1118453239
,
9781118453230
Series Statement:
Blackwell histories of literature
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Introduction: Anglo-Saxon England and its literature: a social history -- The chronology and varieties of Old English literature -- Anglo-Saxon manuscripts -- Literature of the Alfredian period -- Homilies -- Saints? legends (Rachel S. Anderson) -- Biblical literature -- Liturgical and devotional texts -- Legal texts -- Scientific and scholastic texts -- Wisdom literature and lyric poetry -- Germanic legend and heroic lay -- Additions, annotations, and marginalia -- Conclusion: Making Old English new: Anglo-Saxonism and the cultural work of Old English literature.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781118441114
Language:
English
Subjects:
English Studies
Keywords:
Altenglisch
;
Literatur
;
Geschichte
Author information:
Cain, Christopher M. 1972-
Author information:
Fulk, R. D. 1951-
